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Host Kayla Desroches talks with Terry Haines, a former Kodiak city council member who has been active in the community in different capacities including as a Kodiak City Council representative on the Kodiak Fisheries Work Group. He updates us on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council trawl bycatch management plan. He also talks about a new Facebook group he’s working …

Coming up this week, there are even more options on the table regarding Gulf of Alaska bycatch after the North Pacific Council met; we have a new director of the commercial fisheries division, and once again proof that you shouldn’t mess with the Lacey Act. We had help from KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer AND Monica Gokey in Anchorage, and KDLG’s Molly …

Host Kayla Desroches talks recycling with Threshold Services Director, Ken Reinke and two members of the Threshold board, president Chris Lynch and secretary Gretchen Wing. They discuss community invovlment, employing people with disabilitie, the importance of recycling, and how they reach out to community members.

Coming up this week, a dive fisherman dies just off the coast of Kodiak, the Opilio TAC is down, way down, and how Filipinos came to play such a large role in our seafood industry. We had help from KTOO’s Matt Miller in Juneau, KUCB’s Greta Mart in Unalaska, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, and guest contributor Anjuli Grantham in …

Host Kayla Desroches talks with Jody Carmen, Jared Griffin, and Laurie Murdock about their involvment in the upcoming performances "Two Across" and "The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon & Mrs. Levine" from the FairWind Players. KMXT’s own Pam Foreman also drops in for a little background on the group.

Coming up this week, we hear what the TAC is going to be for crab in the Bering Sea when three seasons open next week, we find out exactly how Southeast crabbers did with Dungies this summer, and the forecast for next spring’s Togiak Herring run looks mighty … average. All that and more, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries …

Andrew Ott is the coordinator of Kodiak’s Youth Court and sat down with host Kayla Desroches to talk about the program and upcoming recruitment. He also brought along two sisters who are involved in this year’s Youth Court activities. 

Coming up this week, the new board president of the BBRSDA says their vision will remain the same, how warm summers affect young pollock, and rainy Kodiak apparently isn’t rainy enough. Stay tuned for all that and more on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help from KDLG’s Molly Dishner in Dillingham, KMXT’s Kayla Desroches in Kodiak, and the Ice …

Dog Eared Reads: Fetching Books & Tales by the KPLA Beyond the Cover Feature: Thomas Lauderdale, frontman and creator of the band PINK MARTINI.  Thomas speaks with us about his upcoming show at the Gerald C Wilson Auditorium on Wednesday, September 16th at 7pm.  We also discuss with him his favorite book, what is on his bookshelf at home, upcoming authors and poets, and his opinion …

Beyond the Cover Feature: Sandor Katz, fermentation revivalist and author of The Art of Fermentation (2012) & Wild Fermentation (2003).  Sandor speaks about his upcoming talk/workshop at the Kodiak Public Library on July 31, focusing on the importance of fermented foods in our diet and in our culture.  Sandor explains exactly what fermentation is, how many different types of fermented foods we …